Software deals were up, but biotech and cleantech investments declined.
Yesterday’s massive layoffs at daily deals site BuyWithMe were the result of shrinking capital markets, the company’s chief operating officer said today.
The announcement that BuyWithMe, the No. 3 daily deals site on the Web, was cutting significantly more than …
The Wall Street Journal reported today that web startups are hitting a cash crunch. Based on anecdotal evidence of this “nascent” trend, the publication said that strains are starting to show for startups seeking money.
In Silicon Valley, money has …
Mark Heesen, who leads the venture industry’s main lobbying group, said today that there have been pluses and minuses about President Obama’s approach to regulation and taxes. Heesen said the federal government is considering some anti-venture legislation, but he sounded …
Venture-capital funding continued to rise in the fourth quarter, continuing a recent boom despite economic jitters sown by the subprime-mortgage financial mess.
VCs tossed $7 billion at startups in the fourth quarter, a substantial 12 percent rise over the same …
[Updated with VentureOne/Ernst & Young data, which shows investing increased significantly during the quarter]
Venture capitalists invested robustly during the third quarter, at or near record levels since 2001, according to two surveys released last night.
So all …
